Pianist Chertock will perform for benefit concert June 9

Pianist Michael Chertock will be among the performers at a concert to benefit Habitat for Humanity at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 10345 Montgomery Road.

The 90-minute program will offer an eclectic program of classical, jazz and popular music. Details about the performers will be announced as the event date approaches.

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that recruits volunteers to build and donate homes for families in need in the greater Cincinnati area. St. Barnabas is a member of the Eastside Coalition of Churches which supports the Habitat organization.

Chertock, who serves as organist at St. Barnabas, is a popular piano soloist with orchestras across the country and abroad. He is also principal keyboardist for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and music director of the Blue Ash-Montgomery Symphony. Mr. Chertock heads the keyboard department at University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.

Voluntary contributions will be requested from those attending the concert on June 9, and all proceeds will go to support Habitat for Humanity.